Portable hunting blind chair or seat with simple, reliable, and quick setup and take-down

ABSTRACT

Portable hunting blind including seat/chair for use in hunting or similar environment including side panels and hinge brackets having support arms mounted to side panels; seat mounted to side panels, the seat together with side panels and hinge brackets having support arms form a chair-like structure; skirt put around side panels to conceal hunter sitting on seat; and bonnets and blind top. Blind top conceals hunter while allowing hunter to see what is going on around him. To hunt or to come out of portable hunting blind, hunter stands up throwing back bonnets and hitting the skirt with his knee, thereby detaching skirt. Portable hunting blind is folded by folding side panels along with skirt with help of hinge brackets and by throwing back bonnets to retracted state for easy transport.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates to chairs and seats including chairshaving concealing canopies and especially adapted to protect a useragainst weather and, more specifically, to a chair or seat providing ahunting blind, causing the chair or seat to camouflage the user toappear as part of the environment during hunting or photographingwildlife. The chair provides use in hunting waterfowls in shallow wateror in field by concealing the user.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

A hunting blind is a cover device for hunters or gamekeepers, designedto reduce the chance of detection. There are different types of blindsfor different situations, such as ground blinds, deer blinds and duckblinds. Some are exceedingly simple, while others are complex. Thelegality of various kinds of blinds may vary according to season, stateand location.

Duck blinds may be stable or mobile. The ground blinds are used as analternative to the traditional tree stand; movements in a well-designedground blind can virtually be undetectable by the game. The duck blindscan be as simple as a hunter walking two or three miles out into a grainfield, stopping at a dike, a raised area, two feet or so high, 10 or 12feet wide and usually a half mile or so long on a side. Duck huntersimply sits down on the top and pushes dirt away with feet, front andback.

The duck blinds can also be quite elaborate, and their purpose may oftenextend beyond concealment to include protection from the elements,particularly from rain and cold. In some areas, the blinds can approachsmall cabins in their size and amenities. Also, for hunting waterfowl infields, the hunters may use a layout blind. A layout blind is a lowprofile blind that a person can lay down in and stubble in to hide fromwaterfowl. Moreover, some blinds may be portable.

One such example of a blind is disclosed in a U.S. Pat. No. 9,072,290,entitled “Portable Hunting Blind” (the “'290 patent”). The '290 patentdiscloses a portable hunting blind including a chair and a canopy framedraped with a cover. A spring interconnects the chair and the canopyframe for rotating the canopy frame backwardly so that the cover is nolonger above the seat of the chair. A quick spring release triggered bya user with his elbow or arm is provided on an armrest of the chair. Inthe moment that the canopy frame is rotated, the user may take a shotfrom a seated or standing position in the blind.

Another example of a blind is disclosed in a U.S. Pat. No. 7,997,291,entitled “Portable hunting chair and blind” (the “'291 patent”). The'291 patent discloses a hunting chair with a hunting blind attachmentthat encircles the chair, as well as an attachable camouflage roofcovering, all of which may be folded and disassembled in such a way thatit fits into a self-contained pack that may be carried on a hunter'sback. The chair includes an adjustable, pivoting backrest, a pivotinggun rest with telescoping legs for height adjustment, folding legs, apouch to contain the disassembled elements, and shoulder straps forcarrying the apparatus. In its disassembled state, the roof poles, rooffabric, and blind fabric are packed into a pouch on the backside of thebackrest, and the chair is folded into a carrying position. Detachableshoulder straps may be attached to the underside of the seat section, sothat the entire chair and blind combination may be carried on a hunter'sback into the field.

Yet another example of a blind is disclosed in a U.S. Pat. No.3,622,201, entitled “Portable blind” (the “'201 patent”). The '201patent discloses a portable blind for providing concealment and shelterin the field for hunters or observers of wild life is constructed ofseparable and foldable parts, both to permit quick and convenientassembly under field conditions and to facilitate transportation andstorage. The blind includes a user seat, and the seat and cover portionsof the blind are adapted for rotation as a unit upon the supportstructure therefor, to permit quiet and unobtrusive scanning of thesurrounding terrain in any direction without the user emerging from theblind, substantially altering his position within the blind, orotherwise creating any undue movement or disturbance that may tend tofrighten wild game. The cover portion of the blind, which may becamouflaged, is adapted for immediately and automatically opening fromits normal or almost closed condition to an opened condition providing awide angle field for vision or shooting, whenever a suitable holdingmeans associated with the elements that support the cover shroud isreleased by the user.

Yet another example of a blind is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,769,442,entitled “Hunting blind with flip-up hood” (the “'442 patent”). The '442patent discloses an apparatus, useful as a hunting blind, includes abase, a seat operably mounted on the base, and a spring-biasedcamouflaged hood movably supported over the seat. A latch holds the hooddown until a hunter sits on the seat, releasing the latch, but thehunter's weight then holds the hood down against the spring. The springautomatically moves the hood from a closed hiding position toward anopen position when a hunter stands up, as the hunter removes his weightfrom the seat. The base is adapted with radially extending feet forstability.

Each of the above-referenced blinds has limitations. For example, theprior art portable hunting blind, like a typical folding chair, has legsin “X” configuration beneath the seat. All of the weight flows throughthe legs pivot points where the legs scissor or “X” configuration. Thiscauses all of the user's weight to be experienced in only two spots onthe folding frame.

Furthermore, due to the complex structure, the prior art hunting blindsfor which disassembly to leave the hunting scene takes much longer andis significantly more complicated. Further, existing tops, where mosttops that pivot on both sides of the blind have to be separated orremoved in some way from the sides or front half of the blind taking upvaluable time.

In addition, when the prior art blind is used with a camouflage brush,the brush generally does not fold evenly. As such, when there is a needto fold the blind and the camouflage brush, users of such blinds mustfold the blind top, which may damage the brush or require removal ofsome of the installed brush. Further, if the prior art hunting blind isbrushed with willow limbs that do not bend easily, folding the blind topfor transport generally does not work well.

Therefore, there is a need for improvement in the structure andfunctions, use and manufacture of the blind for hunting and otherpurposes. The present disclosure makes possible a number of the neededsolutions and makes a material and substantial improvement to thecurrent state of the art in portable hunting blinds for relatedpurposes.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure includes a portable hunting blind or portableshallow water chair blind including a chair-like structure forcamouflaging a user or hunter to appear as part of the environmentduring hunting or photographing wildlife.

In order to overcome one or more of the limitations here stated objects,the present invention provides a portable hunting blind including askeletal frame structure including two side panels and a back. Further,the skeletal frame structure includes a seat mounted to the two sidepanels of the skeletal frame structure. Further, the skeletal framestructure includes two braces beneath the seat for evenly distributingthe weight from each corner back to the other side when a user or huntersits on it. The seat and the braces are hingedly mounted to the skeletalframe structure for ease of folding the skeletal frame structure.

The portable hunting blind includes hinge brackets mounted to the sidepanels of the skeletal frame structure. The hinge brackets are connectedusing support arms which form the back of the skeletal frame structure.The hinge brackets are designed in such a way that the hinge brackets onthe left side panels are longer, or deeper, than the hinge brackets onthe right or opposite side panels. By extending the size of left sidehinge brackets, the left and right side panels fold flat. The longerhinge brackets on the opposite side provide sufficient room for foldingflat on top of the right or other side that folded in first.

The portable hunting blind includes a skirt or cover or blind that isput around the skeletal frame structure to envelope the skeletal framestructure and the hinge brackets. The skirt includes a bungee cord forslipping brushes across the skirt thereby blending the portable huntingblind with the environment.

In addition, the portable hunting blind includes bonnets at the top ofthe skeletal frame structure. The bonnets include a blind top i.e., acover. The bonnets retract or expand and provides access to an interiorof the portable hunting blind. The blind top is a sheet-like structuremade up of spring steel sewn into channels and holds its shape whenunfolded fully. The channels allow the hunter to see through while beingseated on the seat. As such, once the hunter is inside, the portablehunting blind comfortably conceals the hunter while allowing the hunterto see what is going on around him. Further, the blind top twists andbends easily enough for transport, allowing the hunter to leave theblind top on the portable hunting blind without detachment.

In one technical feature of the present invention, the front side of theskirt or wall mounts to the skeletal frame structure using snaps and/ormagnet. When the hunter wishes to exit the portable hunting blind ortries to shoot when stepping out from the portable hunting blind, thehunter can quickly lift the bonnets at the top and throw back. Further,as the hunter stands up to exit or to shoot, his knees hits the skirtand pushes the magnet away from its latch to allow the skirt to easilyfall aside without interfering movement of the hunter.

One advantageous feature of the presently disclosed portable huntingblind arises when the user retracts the blind for transport. With priorart hunting blinds, there is the need to fold the blind and fold thecamouflage brush, as specified above. In contrast, with the presentlydisclosed portable hunting blind, because the side panels and the backof the blind act as the wall for brushing, brush limbs stay in place fortransport. This provides a significant use advantage over known portablehunting blinds.

When not in use, the hunter folds the blind i.e., the skeletal framestructure along with the skirt holding the brushes, with the blind topthat throws back and to a retracted state easily and smoothly. Operatingsimilarly to a walker, the two sides fold in towards one another forstoring and take less space than known portable hunting blinds. Further,when the user folds the side panels, including the brush on the outerwall, the brush stays in place, for transport. There is no need toremove the brush or remove the wind blocker panels of the presentdisclosure. The brush simply stays where it is, secured by the bungeecord and ready for immediate use. This design makes this a super-fastset-up and take down. Once the hunter folds the two sides into thebackside, he is ready to transport the portable hunting blind to a newlocation.

According to one aspect of the presently disclosed subject matter, thereis provided an improved portable hunting blind as herein described.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention toprovide a portable hunting blind, which can be used for both field andwaterfowl hunting.

It is another object to provide a hunting blind that allows a hunter totake a shot from a seated or standing position.

It is also an object to provide a hunting blind that comfortablyconceals a hunter while allowing the hunter to see what is going onaround him.

Other objects, technical aspects and advantages of the presentlydisclosed portable hunting blind or seat with simple, reliable, andquick setup and take-down hunting and other outdoor sporting activitieswill become apparent upon reading the technical description appearingbelow.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present subject matter will now be described in detail withreference to the drawings, which are provided as illustrative examplesof the subject matter so as to enable those skilled in the art topractice the subject matter. It will be noted that throughout theappended drawings, like features are identified by like referencenumerals. Notably, the FIGUREs and examples are not meant to limit thescope of the present subject matter to a single embodiment, but otherembodiments are possible by way of interchange of some or all of thedescribed or illustrated elements and, further, wherein:

FIG. 1 illustrates an elevated perspective view of a portable huntingblind, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 2A through 2C illustrate various aspects of a skeletal framestructure and a seat configuration of the portable hunting blind;

FIGS. 3A through 3C depict aspects relating to the seat of the portablehunting blind;

FIGS. 4A through 4C depict aspects of construction of a hinge bracketfor the portable hunting blind;

FIGS. 5A through 5C provide a side, and top views, respectively of theskeletal frame structure for the portable hunting blind including fullyextended, and engage the seat configurations (FIGS. 5A and 5B) andfolded configuration (FIG. 5C);

FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate side perspective views of the fully folded orretracted portable hunting blind.

FIGS. 7A and 7B depict aspects of camouflage bonnets in a retractedstate (FIG. 7A) and expanded configuration (FIG. 7B);

FIGS. 8A through 8C depict various aspects of the front cover or skirtof the portable hunting blind;

FIGS. 9A through 9C illustrate various aspects of the portable huntingblind in which brushes are secured to the skirt;

FIG. 10 illustrates an aspect of the portable hunting blind including areceptacle at the hinge brackets for receiving a pivot point;

FIG. 11 illustrates one embodiment of the portable hunting blind whereinthe camouflage bonnet has been lifted making accessible an interiorportion of the portable hunting blind;

FIG. 12 illustrates further embodiment of FIG. 11 showing the camouflagebonnet closed at the top of portable hunting blind;

FIG. 13 shows a hunter seated inside the portable hunting blind;

FIG. 14 illustrates hunter's view beneath the camouflage bonnet of thepresently disclosed portable hunting blind; and

FIGS. 15 and 16 illustrate the hunter shooting down a waterfowl liftingbonnet and exiting portable hunting blind to pick up the fallenwaterfowl, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appendeddrawings is intended as a description of exemplary embodiments in whichthe presently disclosed subject matter can be practiced. The term“exemplary” used throughout this description means “serving as anexample, instance, or illustration,” and should not necessarily beconstrued as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments. Thedetailed description includes specific details for providing a thoroughunderstanding of the presently disclosed method and system. However, itwill be apparent to those skilled in the art that the presentlydisclosed subject matter may be practiced without these specificdetails. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shownin functional or conceptual diagram form in order to avoid obscuring theconcepts of the presently disclosed method and system.

In the present specification, an embodiment showing a singular componentshould not be considered limiting. Rather, the subject matter preferablyencompasses other embodiments including a plurality of the samecomponent, and vice-versa, unless explicitly stated otherwise herein.Moreover, the applicant does not intend for any term in thespecification or claims to be ascribed an uncommon or special meaningunless explicitly set forth as such. Further, the present subject matterencompasses present and future known equivalents to the known componentsreferred to herein by way of illustration.

Although the present disclosure provides a description portable huntingblind including a seat or chair with simple, reliable, and quick setupand takedown, it should be understood that the description is by way ofexample only and is not to be construed in a limiting sense. It is to befurther understood that numerous changes may arise in the details of theembodiments of this portable hunting blind including a seat or seat withsimple, reliable, and quick setup and takedown. It is contemplated thatall such changes and additional embodiments are within the spirit andtrue scope of this disclosure.

The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and isnot intended to limit the described embodiments or the application anduses of the described embodiments. As used herein, the word “exemplary”or “illustrative” means “serving as an example, instance, orillustration.” Any implementation described herein as “exemplary” or“illustrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred oradvantageous over other implementations. All of the implementationsdescribed below are exemplary implementations provided to enable personsskilled in the art to make or use the embodiments of the disclosure andare not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, which is definedby the claims.

For purposes of description herein, the terms “upper,” “lower,” “left,”“rear,” “right,” “front,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” and derivativesthereof shall relate to the invention as oriented in FIG. 1.Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed orimplied theory presented in the preceding technical field, background,brief summary or the following detailed description. It is also to beunderstood that the specific devices and processes illustrated in theattached drawings, and described in the following specification, aresimply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in theappended claims. Hence, specific dimensions and other physicalcharacteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed herein are not tobe considered as limiting, unless the claims expressly state otherwise.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a portable hunting blind or portableshallow water chair blind 10, in accordance with one embodiment of thepresent invention. Portable hunting blind 10 includes a skeletal framestructure 20, bonnets 70 mounted to skeletal frame structure 20, and acover or skirt or blind 80 secured around skeletal frame structure 20.Portable hunting blind 10 includes front side 12, rear side 14, rightside 16 and left side 18. It should be understood that front side 12,rear side 14, right side 16 and left side 18 herein are used forillustrating sides of skeletal frame structure 20 and should not beconstrued in a limited sense.

FIG. 2A shows a perspective view of skeletal frame structure 20, inaccordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure. Skeletal framestructure 20 includes side panels i.e., first side panel 22 and secondside panel 24. First side panel 22 indicates a panel at right side 16i.e., right side panel of portable hunting blind 10. Second side panel24 indicates a panel at left side 18 i.e., left side panel of portablehunting blind 10. Each of first side panel 22 and second side panel 24is provided in a U-shape configuration. Further, each of first sidepanel 22 and second side panel 24 includes a leg portion 26 indicatingan end portion of first side panel 22 and second side panel 24 thatcomes in contact with the ground. Further, each of first side panel 22and second side panel 24 includes a first support rod 28 and a secondsupport rod 30. First support rod 28 mounts to leg portion 26 of firstside panel 22 and second side panel 24 closer to the ground. Firstsupport rod 28 mounts to first side panel 22 using first connector 32.First connector 32 indicates a fastener. Second support rod 30 mounts tosecond support rod 30. Second support rod 30 mounts to first side panel22 using a second connector 34. Second connector 34 indicates afastener.

FIGS. 2B and 2C show leg portion 26 having an angled aluminum strip 36.Angled aluminum strip 36 is two-sided, in that one side 37 is horizontalto the ground and other side 38 is perpendicular to the ground.Perpendicular side 38 acts as a spade with the ground helping reducelift and left to right shifting in the mud. Horizontal side 37 acts as abrace/pad to stop sink in the mud from the weight of a hunter when thehunter sits on a seat.

Further, each of first side panel 22 and second side panel 24 includes aleg height adjustment mechanism 40 at leg portion 26, as shown in FIG.2B. Leg height adjustment mechanism 40 includes a housing 42 indicatinga frame put around first side panel 22 or second side panel 24. Each ofhousing 42 includes holes 44. Further, each of first side panel 22 andsecond side panel 24 includes panel holes (not shown) for inserting lockpin 46 into holes 44 to lock and adjust the height of the each firstside panel 22 and second side panel 24, respectively.

As can be seen from FIG. 2A, skeletal frame structure 20 furtherincludes a seat 50 mounted to second support rod 30 of first side panel22 and second side panel 24, in that seat 50 mounts horizontally to theground. Seat 50 provides a material made of metal sheet, or fabric orany other suitable material. Further, skeletal frame structure 20includes two braces 52 provided beneath seat 50. Braces 52 beneath seat50 evenly distribute the weight from each corner back to the other side.As such, braces 52 provide a suspension seat such that the user orhunter does not feel a frame beneath his body. When the hunter sits onseat 50, braces 52 beneath seat 50 enable the hunter to bounce on afabric air seat.

Now referring to FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C, constructional and operationalfeatures of seat 50 are explained. FIG. 3A shows seat 50 fully loweredand engaged with left side i.e., second side panel 24 of portablehunting blind 10. As can be seen, seat 50 hingedly mounts to secondsupport rod 30 at first side panel 22 using a seat connector 54.Further, seat 50 includes pin structures 56 at opposite end i.e., at theend of second side panel 24, as can be seen from FIG. 2A. Pin structures56 help to mount seat 50 to left side panel i.e., second side panel 24.Second support rod 30 encompasses pin receptacles 58, as shown in FIG.3A. It should be understood that pin structures 56 engage pinreceptacles 58 to secure seat 50 to left side panel 24. Seat 50, rightside panel 22 and left side panel 24 form a “H” shaped rigid structurefor providing more than sufficient strength to support the hunter's bodyweight.

FIG. 3B shows seat 50 detached from left side panel 24 and highlightspin structures 56 on seat 50 which are designed to engage left sidepanel 24 when seat 50 is lowered. FIG. 3C shows seat 50 fully raised toa position parallel and hinged to right side panel 22 with the help ofseat connector 54. With seat 50 in raised position, right side panel 22folds into the back. Subsequently, left side panel 24 folds overretracted right side panel 22 for forming a single, flat structure readyfor easy transport. It should be understood that the right and left sidestructures may be changed to opposite positions, without affecting thescope of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4A, skeletal frame structure 20 including hingebrackets 60 is shown, in accordance with one embodiment of the presentdisclosure. Hinge brackets 60 are provided at the top section and atsubstantial mid bottom section of the each first side panel 22 andsecond side panel 24. It should be understood that hinge brackets 60mount to first side panel 22 and second side panel 24 with the help of apin 62. Further, hinge brackets 60 at the top are connected byconnecting rod 64. Similarly, hinge brackets 60 at the substantially midbottom section are connected by another connecting rod 64.

In the current embodiment, hinge brackets 60 on left side panel 24 arelonger, or deeper, than hinge brackets 60 on right side panel 22, orvice versa. By extending the size of hinge brackets 60 at left sidepanel 24, left and right side panels 24, 22 fold flat. The longer hingeon the opposite side provides sufficient room for folding flat on top ofthe right or other side that folded in first.

Further, skeletal frame structure 20 includes support arms 66 providedin an “X” or scissor configuration. As can be seen, support arms 66connect via a pivot pin 68. Support arms 66 mount to hinge brackets 60,in that lower left panel hinge bracket 60 connects to top right hingebracket 60, and lower left hinge bracket 60 connects to top left hingebracket 60 with the help of support arms 66, as shown in FIG. 4A.Further, FIGS. 4B and 4C show top left hinge bracket 60 and top righthinge bracket 60, respectively illustrating support arms 66 andconnecting rod 64 mounted to top hinge brackets 60.

Now referring to FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C, skeletal frame structure 20 infully extended and folded configuration are shown. Specifically, FIGS.5A and 5B show a side and a top view, respectively of skeletal framestructure 20 in fully extended and seat 50 being engaged configuration.Further, FIG. 5C shows a top view of skeletal frame structure 20 infolded configuration. In addition, FIGS. 6A and 6B show side views ofthe fully folded or retracted configuration of skeletal frame structure20.

In one implementation, portable hunting blind 10 includes bonnets 70.FIGS. 7A and 7B show bonnets 70. Bonnets 70 come in a camouflageconfiguration and blend with the environment. As can be seen, more thanone bonnet 70 may be provided depending upon size of portable huntingblind 10. Bonnets 70 come in a dome-like structure or semi-circularshape such that when bonnets 70 mount to skeletal frame structure 20,they provide sufficient headroom to the hunter sitting on seat 70.Bonnets 70 include a bonnet attachment 72 for holding together the endsof bonnets 70. It should be understood that bonnets 70 retract andexpand when held by bonnet attachment 72 as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B,respectively. In one example, bonnet attachment 72 includes a pivotpoint 74. Pivot point 74 helps to connect bonnet attachment 72 withhinge brackets 60 or side panels 22, 24. In other words, bonnets 70mount to skeletal frame structure 20 either at first and second sidepanel 22, 24 or at hinge brackets 60 provided at first and second sidepanel 22, 24. In one example, skeletal frame structure 20 i.e., hingebrackets 60 at the top of skeletal frame structure 20 include areceptacle (not shown) for receiving pivot point 74 of bonnets 70. Assuch, bonnets 70 are easily removable. FIG. 10 shows an aspect of thepresently disclosed portable hunting blind 10 in which hinge brackets 60including the receptacle for receiving pivot pin 74. Bonnets 70 mount atthe top of skeletal frame structure 20. It should be understood thatbonnets 70 come in a dome-like structure at top portion of skeletalframe structure 20 such that the hunter has sufficient headroom whilebeing seated on seat 50.

Further, portable hunting blind 10 includes a skirt or cover or blind 80put around skeletal frame structure 20 to envelope sides of skeletalframe structure 20, as shown in FIG. 8A. It should be understood thatskirt 80 is put around skeletal frame structure 20 to fully conceal thehunter while being seated on seat 50. In one example, front side 12 ofskirt 80 i.e., facing seat 50 includes a connecting means such as snap86 for attaching skirt 80 at left side panel 24 of skeletal framestructure 20, as shown in FIG. 8B. Further, front side 12 of skirt 80i.e., facing seat 50 includes another connecting means such as magnet 88for attaching skirt 80 at right side panel 22 of skeletal framestructure 20, as shown in FIG. 8C. Although it is shown that snaps ormagnets are used for mounting skirt 80 to skeletal frame structure 20, aperson skilled in the art will appreciate that other connecting meanssuch as a Velcro, hook and loop mechanism may be used for mounting skirt80 to skeletal frame structure 20. It is preferable to provide the snapsor magnets at front side 12 of skirt 80 such that when the hunter standsup, his knees hit skirt 80 and push magnet 88 away from its latch toallow skirt 80 to easily fall aside without interfering as the hunterexits portable hunting blind 10 or tries to shoot when stepping out fromportable hunting blind 10.

At the outer portion, skirt 80 presents a bungee cord 82, as seen inFIG. 9A. In one example, bungee cord 82 may be sewn into skirt 80 orattached to skirt 80 using known mechanisms. Bungee cord 82 mounts atone or two or all sides of skirt 80. Further, skirt 80 includes a brushpouch 84 at the bottom portion of skirt 80. Brush pouch 84 helps tosecure brushes 90 and helps to prevent them from falling through. It isknown that blinds are generally provided with brushes along theperimeter wall of the blind. Similarly, brushes 90 are provided alongthe wall of skirt 80. As specified above, brush pouch 84 helps to secureor rest brushes or corn stalk or limbs 90. As such, brush pouch 84ensures that brushes 90 are properly secured to skirt 80, as shown inFIG. 9B. In one example, the hunter pulls and slips brushes 90 intobungee cord 82 for holding brushes 90 tight and prevents shifting ofportable hunting blind 10 when portable hunting blind 10 is in use. FIG.9C shows brushes 90 slipped into bungee cord 82. In one example, thehunter pulls and slips camouflage brushes 90 in the form of a limb, cornstalk or sagebrush into bungee cords 82 for holding brushes 90 tight.This helps to prevent brushes 90 shifting when portable hunting blind 10is in use. Optionally, the hunter ties grass to bungee cord 82 of skirt80 to make portable hunting blind 10 to appear as part of theenvironment.

Further, portable hunting blind 10 includes a blind top 96, as can beseen in FIGS. 9A, 11 and 12. Blind top 96 indicates a sheet made up ofspring steel sewn into channels in a camouflage configuration. Thechannels are sewn to a porthole mesh fabric. Blind top 96 provides amaterial made up of spring steel and holds its shape when unfoldedfully. In the current embodiment, blind top 96 mounts to bonnets 70. Asspecified above, blind top 96 holds its shape when unfolded fully. Assuch, when bonnet 70 expands, blind top 96 unfolds and gives ampleheadroom beneath blind top 96. Blind top 96 provides a technicaladvantage of easy bending for ease of blind top use. Further, blind top96 twists and bends easily enough for transport, allowing the hunter toleave blind top 96 on portable hunting blind 10 without detachment. Inother words, top i.e., blind top 96 of presently disclosed portablehunting blind 10 does not need to be removed when the hunter is ready togo and depart the hunting scene. This is in contrast to existing tops,where most tops that pivot on both sides of the blind have to beseparated or removed in some way from the sides or front half of theblind taking up valuable time.

Referring to FIG. 11, portable hunting blind 10 provides an interior 98up on lifting bonnets 70. As specified above, bonnets 70 retracts andexpands. Further, blind top 90 twists and bends easily. As such, whenbonnets 70 are lifted/retracted, it provides access to interior 98 ofportable hunting blind 10. Further, when bonnets 70 are expanded, blindtop 96 unfolds as shown in FIG. 12.

FIG. 13 shows a feature of a user or hunter 100 sitting on seat 50inside portable hunting blind 10, in accordance with one embodiment ofthe present invention. As can be seen, bonnets 70 expand and provideample headroom beneath blind top 96 for hunter 100. FIG. 14 illustrateshunter's view beneath camouflage bonnet 70 of presently disclosedportable hunting blind 10 whereby hunter 100 sits on seat 50 and bonnets70 are expanded and blind top 96 is unfolded. Here, when a flyingwaterfowl looks down, it only sees camouflaged portable hunting blind10. On the other hand, hunter 100 clearly sees the waterfowl abovethrough blind top 96.

As presented above (FIG. 2A), portable hunting blind 10 provides athree-sided structure of a four-sided square, in essence. Two sidesi.e., first side panel 22 and second side panel 24 are unfolded,parallel to the other side and perpendicular to the back i.e.,connecting rod 64 and support arms 66. Portable hunting blind 10including two side panels (two sides) 22; 24, hinge brackets 52 with thesupport arms (back) 66 and seat 50 form a chair-like structure.

As specified above, skeletal frame structure 20 includes braces 52 thatfolds down and has fabric attached to it. Folded down braces 52 includea durable fabric and structure that creates seat 50 and braces 52 fortwo sides at the same time. One advantage of portable hunting blind 10is that durability is achieved through weight distribution bracing andsupport points, which are provided by the way portable hunting blind 10folds and distributes weight. As such, first side panel 22 and secondside panel 24 become part of seat 50 for bracing. The prior art portablehunting blind, like a typical folding chair has legs that have “X”configuration beneath the seat. All of the weight flows through the legspivot points where the legs scissor or “X” configuration. This causesall of the hunter's weight to be experienced in only two spots on thefolding frame. In contrast, the presently disclosed portable huntingblind 10 provides four corner attachment points where the weight isdistributed. The presently disclosed portable hunting blind 10 furtherincludes two braces 52 beneath seat 50. These two braces 52 evenlydistribute the weight from each corner back to the other side. Theresult of the presently disclosed portable hunting blind 10 provides asuspension seat wherein the hunter 100 does not feel a frame beneath hisbody. This essentially allows hunter 100 to bounce on a fabric air seat50.

After setting up skeletal frame structure 20, hunter 100 adjusts theheight of skeletal frame structure 20 using leg height adjustmentmechanism 40 provided at first side panel 22 and second side panel 24.The height of skeletal frame structure 20 is adjustable to hunter'ssitting position on seat 50 within portable hunting blind 10. Forexample, when portable hunting blind 10 is in shallow water, the heightof first side panel 22 and second side panel 24 are adjustable using legheight adjustment mechanism 40 such that hunter 100 is comfortablyseated above the water. Further, hunter 100 mounts skirt 80 aroundskeletal frame structure 20 and slips brushes 90 behind into bungee cord82 and in brush pouch 84 to blend portable hunting blind 10 with theenvironment.

Concurrently or consecutively, hunter 100 mounts bonnets 70 to hingebrackets 60. In one example, hunter 100 mounts bonnets 70 in a liftedposition. Further, hunter 100 enters into portable hunting blind 10through front side 12 of portable hunting blind 10 by uninstalling snaps86 and magnet 88 at front wall of skirt 80. Subsequently, hunter 100connects front wall of skirt 80 to skeletal frame structure 20 andcloses camouflage bonnets 70 to conceal him (FIG. 13). As specifiedabove, blind top 96 includes channels that allow hunter 100 to seethrough (FIG. 14). As such, once hunter 100 is inside, portable huntingblind 10 comfortably conceals hunter 100 from outside while allowinghunter 100 to see what is going on around him. Bonnets 70 together withblind top 96 appear like a canopy above the hunter's head.

From the above description, a person skilled in the art understands thatseat 50 supported with the help of first side panel 22 and second sidepanel 24 along with back i.e., connecting rod 64 and support arms 66 actas a chair for hunter 100 to sit on while being concealed from outside.

When hunter 100 wishes to use portable hunting blind 10 to hunt orwildlife photography, hunter 100 quickly lifts bonnets 70 and throwsback. Subsequently, hunter 100 uses a firearm or air rifle to shoot downa flying waterfowl or uses a camera to capture the flying waterfowl.FIG. 15 shows an exemplary embodiment showing hunter 100 using firearmrifle 102 to shoot down the flying waterfowl upon lifting and throwingback bonnets 70. As hunter 100 stands up to shoot or exit from portablehunting blind 10, his knees hit skirt 80 and push magnet 88 away fromits latch to allow skirt 80 (FIGS. 8B and 8C) to easily fall asidewithout interfering with movement of hunter 100. Subsequently, hunter100 walks in the water to pick up fallen waterfowls 104 as shown in FIG.16. However, a person skilled in the art understands that portablehunting blind 10 also allows for hunting birds on land i.e., fieldhunting without departing from the scope of the present invention.

After finishing hunting, hunter 100 folds and transports portablehunting blind 10 easily. In order to fold portable hunting blind 10, atfirst, hunter 100 folds skeletal frame structure 20. Due to theconstruction of hinge brackets 60, connecting rod 64, and support arms66, first side panel 22 and second side panel 24, they can be operatedsimilar to a walker, in which hinge brackets 60, connecting rod 64, andsupport arms 66 form back of walker and first side panel 22 and secondside panel 24 form two sides of the walker. The two side panels foldtowards one another for storing and take up less space than knownportable hunting blinds. Portable hunting blind 10 side panels stayuniform or square when folding for transport. In other words, there isno twisting or contorting such as occurs in known portable hunting blindchairs. The sides of the presently disclosed portable hunting blind 10also act as a part of the seat for bracing. A good blind allows forbrushing the perimeter wall of the blind. The wall of presentlydisclosed 10 is also a part of the seat. When the hunter folds sidepanels 22, 24, including brush 90 on outer wall/skirt 80, brush 90 staysin place, for transport. As such, there is no need to remove the brushesor remove the wind blocker panels of the present disclosure. The brushessimply stay where they are, secured by bungee cord 82 and ready forimmediate use. As a result, the present invention makes this asuper-fast set-up and takedown. Once the hunter folds the two sides intothe backside, he is ready to transport the portable hunting blind to anew location. This ease of use is markedly different from the prior arthunting blinds for which disassembly to leave the hunting scene takesmuch longer and is significantly more complicated.

Further, portable hunting blind 10 includes modification wherein hingebrackets 60 on left side panel 24 are longer, or deeper, than hingebrackets 60 on right or opposite side panel 22. By extending the size ofleft side hinge brackets 60, left and right side panels 22, 24 foldflat. Longer hinge brackets 60 on the opposite side provides sufficientroom for folding flat on top of the right or other side that folded infirst. The brush and limbs take up room and can prevent the sides fromfolding flat, as such by providing the needed room with hinge brackets60, the side and its brush can be folded into the back, first. Then thesecond side can fold on top of the folded side to provide desired flatfolded portable hunting blind 10.

For the presently disclosed portable hunting blind 10, bonnets 70 andblind top 96 are easily removable. In some instances, the hunter 100removes bonnets 70 and blind top 96 for transport. But again, becauseblind top 96 is formed out of flat spring steel, bonnets 70 and skeletalframe structure 20 are sufficiently taut to hold its shape, while alsoflexible enough so that it will easily bend and twist. This enables itto have a top that pivots from both sides of the blind outside thehunter's shoulders and above his head.

With the presently disclosed bonnets 70 and blind top 96, hunter 100 canvery easily throw back bonnets 70 for preparing portable hunting blind10 for transport. The flexible nature of flat spring steel allows blindtop 96 to fold perfectly and eliminates the need for its removal. Thentwo sides i.e., first side panel 22 and second side panel 24 may befolded as explained above, and portable hunting blind 10 becomes readyfor easy transport.

In one implementation, a strap (not shown) may be provided on portablehunting blind 10 such that it may be carried by the hunter in foldedcondition.

Based on the above, it is evident that set-up and takedown of portablehunting blind 10 is fast and convenient. As a result, valuable time canbe saved in the dark when the hunter is getting prepared for hunting.Moreover, the set-up and takedown of portable hunting blind 10 savestime when the hunter or user needs to move locations. Further, the easeof use becomes especially appreciated when the hunt is over and thehunter is tired, hungry and ready to get back to camp. As such, portablehunting blind 10 provides simple, reliable, and quick setup andtakedown.

In the above description, numerous specific details are set forth suchas examples of some embodiments, specific components, devices, methods,in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of thepresent disclosure. It will be apparent to a person of ordinary skill inthe art that these specific details need not be employed, and should notbe construed to limit the scope of the disclosure.

In the development of any actual implementation, numerousimplementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve thedeveloper's specific goals, such as compliance with system-related andbusiness-related constraints. Such a development effort may be complexand time consuming, but is nevertheless a routine undertaking of design,fabrication, and manufacture for those of ordinary skill. Hence asvarious changes could be made in the above constructions withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention, it is intended that allmatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

The foregoing description of embodiments is provided to enable anyperson skilled in the art to make and use the subject matter. Variousmodifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to thoseskilled in the art, and the novel principles and subject matterdisclosed herein may be applied to other embodiments without the use ofthe innovative faculty. The claimed subject matter set forth in theclaims is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein butis to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles andnovel features disclosed herein. It is contemplated that additionalembodiments are within the spirit and true scope of the disclosedsubject matter.

What is claimed is:
 1. A portable hunting blind, comprising: a skeletalframe structure, comprising: side panels comprising a first side paneland a second side panel; hinge brackets mounted to the first side paneland the second side panel; support arms mounted to the hinge brackets ina scissor configuration; and a seat hingedly mounted to the first sidepanel and further mounted to the second side panel for allowing a hunterto sit on the seat; a skirt put around the skeletal frame structure toenvelope the skeletal frame structure and to conceal the hunter sittingon the seat, the skirt being mounted to the side panels by a connectingmeans; bonnets being held by a bonnet attachment, the bonnet attachmentbeing mounted to the hinge brackets, wherein the bonnets are configuredto extend and retract; and a flexible blind top indicating a covermounted to the bonnets, the blind top folds when the bonnets areretracted providing access to an interior of the portable hunting blind,and unfolds when the bonnets are extended for blending the portablehunting blind with environment, the hunter sitting on the seat stands upto hunt or exit the portable hunting blind, the hunter pushes back thebonnets to the retracted position while also hitting the skirt with hisknee resulting in detachment of the connecting means and falling of theskirt aside without interfering with the hunter.
 2. The portable huntingblind of claim 1, wherein said a flexible blind top comprises a flatspring steel for permitting twisting for permitting said flexible blindtop to twist and fold for ease in transport and without requiringremoval of said flexible blind top.
 3. The portable hunting blind ofclaim 1, wherein further comprising at least two braces, wherein a firstbrace comprises a mud brace for stabilizing said portable hunting blindchair in mud to minimize sinking, and further wherein a second bracecomprises a support brace for supporting where a user sits, said supportbrace comprising a brace positioned underneath the user and comprising amesh seat such that the user avoids sitting on said skeletal framestructure, said mesh seat suspending the user side to side, such thatthe use sits in said mesh seat without his rear touching metal frame. 4.The portable hunting blind of claim 1, wherein each of the side panelscomprises leg portions, each of the leg portions further comprises a legheight adjustment mechanism facilitating adjustment of the height of theside panels and thereby height of the seat.
 5. The portable huntingblind of claim 2, wherein the leg height adjustment mechanism comprisesa housing mounted around the leg portion, wherein the housing furthercomprises holes in which a lock pin inserts to lock the height of theside panel.
 6. The portable hunting blind of claim 1, wherein one end ofthe seat hingedly mounts to the first side panel using a seat connectorand other end mounts to a second side panel using pin structures,wherein the second side panel comprises pin receptacles for receivingthe pin structures.
 7. The portable hunting blind of claim 1, furthercomprises braces beneath the seat for evenly distributing the weight ofthe hunter from each corner back to the other side.
 8. The portablehunting blind of claim 1, further comprises braces beneath the seat forevenly distributing the weight of the hunter from each corner back tothe other side.
 9. The portable hunting blind of claim 1, wherein thehinge brackets on the second side panel are longer, or deeper, than thehinge brackets on the first side panel for facilitating folding of thefirst and second side panels.
 10. The portable hunting blind of claim 1,wherein the skirt comprises a bungee cord, and a brush pouch.
 11. Theportable hunting blind of claim 8, wherein the brush pouch facilitatesin securing brushes along the perimeter of the skirt, and the bungeecord facilitates in slipping the brushes such that the bungee cord holdsthe brushes tight and prevents the brushes from shifting the portablehunting blind.
 12. The portable hunting blind of claim 1, wherein thebonnet attachment comprises a pivot point facilitating mounting of thebonnet attachment to the hinge brackets.
 13. The portable hunting blindof claim 1, wherein the blind top comprises channels for allowing thehunter to see through from inside of the portable hunting blind andconcealing the hunter from outside.
 14. The portable hunting blind ofclaim 1, wherein the blind top comprises channels for allowing thehunter to see through from inside of the portable hunting blind andconcealing the hunter from outside.
 15. A portable hunting blind,comprising: a skeletal frame structure, comprising: side panelscomprising a first side panel and a second side panel; hinge bracketsmounted to the first side panel and the second side panel, wherein thehinge brackets on the second side panel are longer, or deeper, than thehinge brackets on the first side panel; support arms mounted to thehinge brackets in a scissor configuration; and a seat hingedly mountedto the first side panel and further mounted to second side panel forallowing a hunter to sit on the seat; a skirt put around the skeletalframe structure to envelope the skeletal frame structure and to concealthe hunter sitting on the seat; bonnets being held by a bonnetattachment, the bonnet attachment being mounted to the skeletal framestructure at the hinge brackets, wherein the bonnets are configured toextend and retract; and a flexible blind top indicating a cover mountedto the bonnets, the blind top folds when the bonnets retract to provideaccess to an interior of the portable hunting blind, and unfolds whenthe bonnets are extended for blending the portable hunting blind withenvironment, the portable hunting blind folds by demounting the seatfrom the second side panel and raises the seat to a parallel position tothe first side panel, and the first side panel folds and the second sidepanel folds on top of the first side panel with the help of the hingebrackets for obtaining the flat folded portable hunting blind, andwherein the first side panel and the second side panel fold comprisingthe skirt, the bonnets and the blind top for transport.
 16. The portablehunting blind of claim 15, wherein said a flexible blind top comprises aflat spring steel for permitting twisting for permitting said flexibleblind top to twist and fold for ease in transport and without requiringremoval of said flexible blind top.
 17. The portable hunting blind ofclaim 15, wherein further comprising at least two braces, wherein afirst brace comprises a mud brace for stabilizing said portable huntingblind chair in mud to minimize sinking, and further wherein a secondbrace comprises a support brace for supporting where a user sits, saidsupport brace comprising a brace positioned underneath the user andcomprising a mesh seat such that the user avoids sitting on saidskeletal frame structure, said mesh seat suspending the user side toside, such that the use sits in said mesh seat without his rear touchingmetal frame.
 18. The portable hunting blind of claim 15, wherein each ofthe side panels comprises leg portions, each of the leg portions furthercomprises a leg height adjustment mechanism facilitating adjustment ofthe height of the side panels and thereby height of the seat.
 19. Theportable hunting blind of claim 15, wherein one end of the seat hingedlymounts to the first side panel using a seat connector and other endmounts to second side panel using pin structures, and wherein the secondside panel comprises pin receptacles for receiving the pin structures.20. The portable hunting blind of claim 15, further comprises bracesbeneath the seat for evenly distributing the weight of the hunter fromeach corner back to the other side when the portable hunting blindunfolds.
 21. The portable hunting blind of claim 15, wherein the skirtcomprises a bungee cord, and a brush pouch, wherein the brush pouchfacilitates in securing brushes along the perimeter of the skirt and thebungee cord facilitates in slipping the brushes such that the bungeecord holds the brushes tight and prevents the brushes from shifting theportable hunting blind when the portable hunting blind unfolds for use.22. The portable hunting blind of claim 15, wherein when the first sidepanel and the second side panel fold, the brushes stay mounted to theskirt without bending.
 23. The portable hunting blind of claim 15,wherein the blind top comprises channels for allowing the hunter to seethrough from inside of the portable hunting blind and concealing thehunter from outside when the portable hunting blind unfolds.
 24. Theportable hunting blind of claim 15, the bonnets are provided in adome-like structure for allowing sufficient headroom for the huntersitting on the seat inside the portable hunting blind when the portablehunting blind unfolds.